SLOPPING Synonyms: 33 Similar and Opposite Words

slopping

verb

present participle of slop

as in splashing

to cause (something liquid or mushy) to move along in sheets she slopped water everywhere when she picked up the full pan

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as in devouring

to swallow or eat greedily watched the game while slopping prodigious quantities of beer

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Recent Examples of slopping In the season-two premiere’s final moments, the group’s s’mores-making endeavor descends into gooey chaos, with everyone burning and slopping and dripping marshmallow, chocolate, and peanut butter everywhere. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2025

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The lower heat means less oil is splashing from the sauté or frying pan and onto your countertops and cabinets.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026
The Dream led by as much as 42 points, with Angel Reese splashing 18 first-half points.

— Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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Raised in a working-class family in the English county of Essex, Jordan was a dedicated reader, who grew up devouring books by Jacqueline Wilson and Malorie Blackman.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 27 Aug. 2026
The Milky Way has something of a torrid and violent history, given that our galaxy has fueled its own growth by cannibalistically devouring smaller galaxies.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026

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And in the summer working, caring for the garden, cultivating my plants, my food, inhaling the sun, seeing my skin become brown just as the flowers are also growing their colours, and my beloved garden plants are delivering their brilliant food.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
More studies are showing the wide-ranging negative health impacts of inhaling wildfire smoke, which is especially toxic when blazes tear through urban areas and burn up household appliances, batteries and chemicals.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of inhaling

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The actress was surprised when, in her estimation, Jacobs was cramming more Boy Meets World into the follow-up show than she had been led to believe.

— Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026
The roommates’ incompatible goals and perennial brokeness lead to side-splitting conflicts, with Shelby cramming for her GED while Kaitlin’s greatest ambition is to throw an epic island party.

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026

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